The Paintings and history of how Michelangelo created this painting, on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel never fail to amaze and inspire. The details of the history and the making of that creation, the politics of the time, the dedication and time spent are quite interesting to learn about. Tell the children how long ...
During the Renaissance period, artists in the spotlight were men. Artworks created by woman were not widely acknowledged until after the Renaissance had passed. Afterwards, women were able to finally make their names as artists. The majority of women in the medieval period were expected to attend to housework, and sometimes even join their husbands ...
Michelangelo was one of the greatest and most famous artists in history. He was mainly interested in creating large marble statues, but he also was a great painter, architect as well as a poet. Michelangelo was a great leader of Italian Renaissance, during the period that had a rebirth of interest in art and learning ...
History comes to life in Rome everywhere you look, everywhere you roam. For nearly 1,000 years, Rome was the largest, wealthiest and most important city in the Western World. The top ten sights in this beautiful city of love and light are the stuff of which memories are made. Colosseum A symbol of Rome recognized ...
Michelangelo Buonarotti (1475 – 1546), a name forever etched in the books of history. On January 25, 1504, in Florence of Italy unveiled to the world his legacy (Crispino, 2001). One of the greatest pieces of art to come from the Renaissance era, Michelangelo’s David, was the reason for the fame and fortune that followed ...
One of the great things about Renaissance art is that each artistic master had a distinctive style. Each one brought to their art a different perspective of the world, a different artistic mission, and a different personality. The four greatest art masters of the High Renaissance were Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Titan. Leondardo ...
If you are leaving on a cruise from Rome, you are actually departing from the port of Civitavecchia. Located 45 miles northwest of Rome, the port of Civitavecchia is considered to be the port of Rome, even though Rome itself is over an hour away by train. The port of Civitavecchia is one of the ...
If art and architecture pique your interest, go to Florence, Italy, the ‘Renaissance City’ on the River Arno. For this is a city bubbling over with treasures that will both surprise and delight. There are museums, galleries, cathedrals, churches, palaces, historic squares, artisan neighborhoods, landmark bridges. But that, in a nutshell, is the good thing ...
Five hundred years after Michelangelo Buonarroti painted it on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, the “Creation of Adam” stands as one of the world’s most famous artworks. But in 1508, when Pope Julius II offered Michelangelo the job, the artist tried to pass. Michelangelo repeatedly explained to the pope that he considered himself a ...
